BATON ROUGE – LSU and NBA icon Bob Pettit and his 10 grandchildren pulled the large tarp away to unveil his likeness in ceremonies Saturday afternoon prior to the start of Saturday’s Florida-LSU basketball game.
The statue is located on the plaza on the north end of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center outside the practice facility and adjacent to the Shaquille O’Neal statue erected in 2011.
Following the unveiling, Pettit, who will speak at the Tipoff Luncheon at L’Auberge Hotel and Casino Monday at the Bon Temps Buffet, met with the media following the ceremony and here were some of his remarks:
On his thoughts on the statue…
“I like it very much.